Speedman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Cheers! I've given the A a couple of coats of Tamiya XF-2 flat white on the undersides and upper control surfaces where needed. As I'm portraying it fresh out of the paint shop, this was followed by a couple of coats of Clear to seal it and prevent any grubby fingerprints from ruining it. I didn't bother with a photo as white on white primer doesn't really show up that well. The B & D were pre-shaded and I've tried out an interesting technique Andrew has used on his 1/72 build Link. Stupidly tricky in 1/144 but it will probably get easier with practice. The effect has worked quite well and should become more pronounced once I've given it a filter and Clear coat. Thanks Andrew I've sprayed the B and post-shaded it, the D has had it's underside colour only. My tablet's camera really struggled to get a decent photo of the B, it looks a lot better in the flesh Next step... Masking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Really impressive work there, Speedman. That process would be very hard to realise in 1/144 (well, for me anyway), but it looks and sounds like you've achieved the intent. Well done! Thanks for the kudos but I've only followed others' examples as I've stumbled across them - Honza K's build of a 1/48 Super Hornet is among them. I know that I'll be using and experimenting more with this technique in the future. cheers, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I like the result shown in the picture, if in the flesh it's even better then I'd say you have a very good looking model on its way ! I like the effect because I find it realistic while not being exagerated, something that in a small scale like 1/144 would IMHO not look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks guys After almost 3 hours applying 63 thin strips of masking tape, some blu tack and lots of Maskol... I've got the main colours on the A! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 You're cracking on with these Speedman. Brilliant job on the paint I think that Andrew and you have mastered the faded paint that seems prevalent on the Tomcat very well. A very novel approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Cheers After a few more hours of masking I've finished the main painting on the B & D. 3 tone tactical scheme in 1/144... One of the most fiddly things I've ever had to do! Due to the limitations of my tablet's camera, I have enhanced the contrast of this in Photoshop to better match what it really looks like. I've not done any post shading or filtering yet, the "mottled" effect is purely down to the pre-shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Great work with 3 colour scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks I've given it a filter which has evened out the shade differences and added some light and dark post shading so it looks more like a well used Cat now. I've also painted the exhaust nozzles and weapons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Engines, wing bags, gun ports and a few other little bits are now painted on all three, and I've started applying the decals to the B & D. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Very good progress ! Love the Christmas VF-103 ones particularly. In any case, they all look very good, hard to tell they're 1/144 from those pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks After even more masking... I've added the stripes, silver leading edges and blue canopy surround. I've also finished the decals on the B & D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 The stores and weapons for the B & D are now fully painted, decaled and weathered. As I only had one LANTIRN pod, I made one for the D I've also finished applying the A's decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very impressive line-up, some details look like in a much larger scale than 1/144 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thank you Well... They're finished! I'll get some proper photos taken for the gallery in the next couple of days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Very nice indeed like the VF-124 scheme especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 As promised, I took some better shots of them today. While taking them I noticed that as well as building the three stages of the F-14's life cycle, but I've managed to do the three stages of cleanliness as well. The A is fresh out of the paint shop, the B has a few weeks worth of grubbiness on it and the D is nearing the end of it's cruise. Click on a photo to see the relevant gallery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 very nice pack of tomcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Three great builds there Speedman, all really well finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Super builds , a wonderful trio of 'Cats Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Good going to get all three finished (all those weapons and stores - my head hurts!). Lovely result for all of them as well; you've captured the look of each of them very well and in a tiny scale. Marvellous work. It's interesting to think that nearly 30 years separates the scheme applied to the bicentennial jet and that of the other two.... Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 These are 3 great looking models ! Even more impressive considering their small size. I like the way you managed to get 3 very different looking Tomcats, from the showbird to the dirty old warrior. They sum up well the career of this wonderful aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Great looking trio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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